Greek Name | Roman Name | What They Did | Atrributes |
Apollo | Apollo | god of the sun, song and prophecy | the lyre |
Dionysus | Bacchus | god of wine | the vine |
Demeter | Ceres | goddess of agriculture | a garland of ears of corn |
Eros | Cupid | god of love | bow and arrow |
Artemis | Diana | goddess of the hunt and the moon | bow and arrow, spear, and stags |
Pan | Faunus(?) | god of flocks and shepherds | horns and goat's feet |
Iris | (unknown) | messanger for the gods, goddess of the rainbow | Morning dew, rainbow coloured coat |
(none known) | Janus | god of beginnings and doorways (January) | two faces |
Hera | Juno | queen of the gods, wife of Jupiter | crown, scepter, and the peacock |
Zeus | Jupiter | king of the gods | scepter, eagle, and the thunderbolt |
Ares | Mars | god of war | shield, helmet, coat of chainmail |
Hermes | Mercury | messenger of the gods | winged sandals and hat |
Athena | Minerva | goddess of wisdom | owl, helmet, spear |
Poseidon | Neptune | god of the sea | trident and dolphin |
Hades | Pluto | god of the underworld | the dog Cerberus and a two pronged fork |
Cronus | Saturn | god of the harvest | sicle |
Aphrodite | Venus | goddess of love and beauty | myrtle tree and clam shell |
Hestia | Vesta | goddess of the hearth | perpetual fire on the hearth |
Hephsestus | Vulcan | god of fire | hammer and anvil |